Chapter 250: Demon-Slaying Assembly
Northwestern Great Qing, the Iron-Blooded Banner Sect.
The Iron-Blooded Banner Sect was an unconventional force in Wulin. Every sect under heaven feared it to some degree, not only because its martial arts formed a unique school, but also because its members were elusive, fierce, and ruthless, and especially fond of hiding amid deserts and grasslands, secluded valleys and deep mountains.
When the Banner Sect reigned over Wulin, its founding patriarch and Elder Tie had ridden across the land together, invincible beneath heaven. Wherever the Banner Command reached, all the heroes of the world obeyed.
But forty years earlier, an upheaval in the Banner Sect had sent it into decline.
Forty years earlier, the Banner Sect's founding patriarch and Elder Tie had passed away one after another. Five forces that had originally been subordinate to the Banner Sect-Cold Maple Fort, Sunset Ranch, the Heavenly Martial Escort Agency, Sheng Family Manor, and Thunderbolt Hall-had betrayed it.
Through treachery, these five had poisoned the Banner Sect's second-generation sect leader and sixteen elders of the preceding generation. The Banner Sect had never recovered, driven by these five forces until it had nowhere to hide. Over forty years, this sea of blood hatred had only grown deeper. Its third-generation sect leader, Yun Yi, had twice come seeking vengeance, but neither attempt had shaken the foundations of the five forces.
Then, ten years earlier, the Banner Sect's fourth-generation disciple Tie Zhongtang had returned in force after being missing for five years, his martial prowess greatly increased. The balance between the two sides had immediately reversed.
Under Tie Zhongtang's leadership, the Banner Sect's might had surged. Beneath its assaults, the five forces had suffered defeat after defeat.
Later, to resist the Banner Sect, the five had joined hands to form the Five Blessings